Over the last several years we have been quite liberal in providing press/photographer passes for those attending the AAA/APM Invitational Fly-in.

All we’ve asked in return are copies of the articles published and/or copies of most all images captured, for use in our publications, on our website and for our archives, with proper credit given to the photographer, of course.

While the majority have wholeheartedly complied, a growing number have taken advantage of our generosity without honoring our simple request.

Ergo, for those wanting press/photographer credentials and access to areas on the field reserved for Fly-in officials only during the 2016 AAA/APM Invitational Fly-in, a written agreement will be required, stating your acceptance of our terms (per above) and assurance of providing copies of all images (per above).

Said agreement will need to be approved by the Fly-in Chairman (Brent Taylor) before press/photographer passes will be issued.

Thanks to our Amish contractors, the new roof for the APM main museum hangar (60' x 80') was installed in a day and it looks great!

"Thanks" to all who donated to this project including the efforts of the Michigan AAA (via operating the Dave Warren Coffee House during the AAA/APM Invitational Fly-ins), Tulsa AAA chapter 2 & our webmaster Russell Williams.

With all the red roofs on APM buildings (Library, Fly-Market, Restoration Center, Display Annex and Main Museum Hangar), it should be a lot easier to spot Antique Airfield from the air but we still have two APM buildings to go before the re-roofing project is finished!

We have our first new restoration pre-registered attendee, which is a special ship. American Eaglet NC17007 has been under restoration for several years by EAA Chapter 211 in Grand Haven, Michigan. The ship is done and it will be back at Blakesburg!

Here are all of the people and airplanes that have pre-registered and that we have a picture of. If you register in advance and send us a photo we will publish it here.

Rick Atkins of Ragtime Aero in Placerville, CA has been making the first post-restoration flights in his Monocoupe 110 Special. Rick had this to say:

I got the Monocoupe project from Elden Iler in southern Ca. Dan McNeil helped me load it
in to a rental truck and he drove it back for me and helped with the rib stitching.
He has helped me a lot with this project and many others. The engine a 185 Warner was done
by my friend Al Holloway at Holloway Engineering, and it's running great.

The Monocoupe was about a 6 year project working on it in my spare time in between my
shop projects here at Ragtime. I have about 2.5 hrs in it and 9 or 10 landings
in it. I am not in love yet but at the holding hands part of the relationship
with the Coupe.

Rob Bach pointed out that new airplane owner Will Hamilton, of Fairfield, Iowa, just bought his first airplane. Will's a frequent attendee at Blakesburg, and his first ride was at Blakesburg 32 years ago in RJ Hardin's Waco YOC. Back to Blakesburg!